Varanasi: The document of highest variety of devotees visiting Kashi Vishwanath temple on a Mahashivratri was damaged on Saturday, with over 3.50 lakh providing prayers until 4pm and the deluge anticipated to proceed until early Sunday morning.
Officials mentioned, “The determine of three.50 lakhs footfall in KV temple recorded on Mahashivratri final 12 months was surpassed by 4 pm on Saturday, whereas hundreds of devotees had been ready for his or her flip to enter the temple in queues in and across the Kashi Vishwanath Dham until late night.”
By the way, an all-time document of highest footfall was set on the second Monday of Shrawan month in July 2022, when 6.03 lakh devotees and kanwariyas had reached KV temple to supply jalabhishek to Lord Shiva.”
“The doorways of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum had been opened after 3.30 am on Saturday, amidst showering of flower petals on the devotees standing in queues,” mentioned divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Particular Space Improvement Board Kaushal Raj Sharma.
Earlier than,opening of the sanctum sanctorum, Mangla Aarti was carried out on the temple by which former chief justice of India NV Ramana, Union minister Mahendra Nath Pandey and plenty of different judges and dignitaries had been current.
Indications concerning setting of a brand new document of footfall on the event of Mahashivratri had began approaching Friday night when hundreds of devotees, particularly youths, had began getting into town to start ‘Panchkroshi Parikrama’ earlier than getting into KV Dham to supply prayers on Saturday.
Other than the devotees collaborating in Panchkroshi Parikrama, many devotees additionally entered KV Dham by its Ganga Dwar.
Sharma mentioned that in view of the utmost variety of devotees getting into by Ganga Dwar, the variety of NDRF personnel on ghats alongside river Ganga had been elevated whereas cellular groups of docs had additionally been positioned.
Extra commissioner of police Santosh Kumar Singh mentioned that by 4 pm, the variety of devotees who reached the temple to supply prayer had crossed the mark of three.50 lakh whereas hundreds of devotees had been current in queues within the barricaded areas in and round KV Dham.
KV temple’s chief government officer Sunil Verma mentioned, “The methods devised throughout Shrawan month in 2022 had been continued on this Mahashivratri. Devotees get Jharokha Darshan (providing prayer from exterior of sanctum sanctorum) from all 4 gates of the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) after getting into principal temple premises in KV Dham. Jharokha Darshan, which began from 3.30 am, continued with none break as even throughout Madhyahan Bhog Aarti it was not stopped. It helped in guaranteeing that every devotee returned solely after having darshan of Lord Vishwanath.”
A sign to the huge leap within the variety of devotees had turn out to be evident from the very subsequent day of the opening of KV Dham by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13, 2021, compelling the officers to plan new methods for crowd administration on new 12 months day on January 1, 2022, when over 3.5 lakh individuals entered to supply prayer at KV temple.
Earlier than it, the variety of individuals getting into the temple on particular events like Mahashivratri and Mondays of Shravan month had by no means gone above the two.50 lakh mark.
Taking classes from the expertise of January 1, 2022, the officers made correct preparations for crowd regulation on the event of Mahashivratri on March 1, 2022, when over 3.50 lakh devotees thronged the temple.
As per police information, this document of most crowding was damaged on the primary Monday on July 18, 2022, when 5.50 lakh devotees entered KV temple to supply Jalabhishek. The document of all time excessive footfall was set on the second Monday of Shravan when 6.03 lakh entered KV temple on July 25, 2022.
Relating to VIP motion, Sharma mentioned, “Besides the automobile of 1 or two VIPs, no different automobile entered Maidagin-Godowlia street. Many of the VIPs most popular the ability of e-rickshaw to achieve KV Dham from Maidagin or Godowlia crossing. We had organized 25 e-rickshaws whereas wheelchairs had been additionally utilized in excessive numbers.”
Officials mentioned, “The determine of three.50 lakhs footfall in KV temple recorded on Mahashivratri final 12 months was surpassed by 4 pm on Saturday, whereas hundreds of devotees had been ready for his or her flip to enter the temple in queues in and across the Kashi Vishwanath Dham until late night.”
By the way, an all-time document of highest footfall was set on the second Monday of Shrawan month in July 2022, when 6.03 lakh devotees and kanwariyas had reached KV temple to supply jalabhishek to Lord Shiva.”
“The doorways of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum had been opened after 3.30 am on Saturday, amidst showering of flower petals on the devotees standing in queues,” mentioned divisional commissioner and chairman of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Particular Space Improvement Board Kaushal Raj Sharma.
Earlier than,opening of the sanctum sanctorum, Mangla Aarti was carried out on the temple by which former chief justice of India NV Ramana, Union minister Mahendra Nath Pandey and plenty of different judges and dignitaries had been current.
Indications concerning setting of a brand new document of footfall on the event of Mahashivratri had began approaching Friday night when hundreds of devotees, particularly youths, had began getting into town to start ‘Panchkroshi Parikrama’ earlier than getting into KV Dham to supply prayers on Saturday.
Other than the devotees collaborating in Panchkroshi Parikrama, many devotees additionally entered KV Dham by its Ganga Dwar.
Sharma mentioned that in view of the utmost variety of devotees getting into by Ganga Dwar, the variety of NDRF personnel on ghats alongside river Ganga had been elevated whereas cellular groups of docs had additionally been positioned.
Extra commissioner of police Santosh Kumar Singh mentioned that by 4 pm, the variety of devotees who reached the temple to supply prayer had crossed the mark of three.50 lakh whereas hundreds of devotees had been current in queues within the barricaded areas in and round KV Dham.
KV temple’s chief government officer Sunil Verma mentioned, “The methods devised throughout Shrawan month in 2022 had been continued on this Mahashivratri. Devotees get Jharokha Darshan (providing prayer from exterior of sanctum sanctorum) from all 4 gates of the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) after getting into principal temple premises in KV Dham. Jharokha Darshan, which began from 3.30 am, continued with none break as even throughout Madhyahan Bhog Aarti it was not stopped. It helped in guaranteeing that every devotee returned solely after having darshan of Lord Vishwanath.”
A sign to the huge leap within the variety of devotees had turn out to be evident from the very subsequent day of the opening of KV Dham by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13, 2021, compelling the officers to plan new methods for crowd administration on new 12 months day on January 1, 2022, when over 3.5 lakh individuals entered to supply prayer at KV temple.
Earlier than it, the variety of individuals getting into the temple on particular events like Mahashivratri and Mondays of Shravan month had by no means gone above the two.50 lakh mark.
Taking classes from the expertise of January 1, 2022, the officers made correct preparations for crowd regulation on the event of Mahashivratri on March 1, 2022, when over 3.50 lakh devotees thronged the temple.
As per police information, this document of most crowding was damaged on the primary Monday on July 18, 2022, when 5.50 lakh devotees entered KV temple to supply Jalabhishek. The document of all time excessive footfall was set on the second Monday of Shravan when 6.03 lakh entered KV temple on July 25, 2022.
Relating to VIP motion, Sharma mentioned, “Besides the automobile of 1 or two VIPs, no different automobile entered Maidagin-Godowlia street. Many of the VIPs most popular the ability of e-rickshaw to achieve KV Dham from Maidagin or Godowlia crossing. We had organized 25 e-rickshaws whereas wheelchairs had been additionally utilized in excessive numbers.”